Scientists find a role for Parkinson’s gene in the brain
Credit: Image courtesy of Shen lab A new study published in the journal Neuron sheds light on the normal function ...
Month: October 2017
Study: How cities can best fight climate change
What are the best ways for U.S. cities to combat climate change? A new study co-authored by an MIT professor ...
Cowpea protected from a devastating pest, free for smallholder African farmers
Credit: Carl Davies Across Africa, armies of hungry caterpillars destroy the flowers and pods of cowpeas; casualties can reach 80 ...
Closest look yet at killer T-cell activity could yield new approach to tackling antibiotic resistance
ANN ARBOR -- In a study that could provide a roadmap for combatting the rising threat of drug-resistant pathogens, researchers ...
New network will advance treatments for children
Credit: Children's Hospital of Philadelphia For a variety of reasons, medications and devices specifically developed for children have traditionally lagged ...
‘Bandit-masked’ feathered dinosaur hid from predators using multiple types of camouflage
Credit: David Marshall, University of Bristol Researchers from the University of Bristol have revealed how a small feathered dinosaur used ...
3-D axon assemblies pave the way for drug discovery
Credit: 2017 Jun Kamei and Yoshiho Ikeuchi, Institute of Industrial Science, The University of Tokyo Axons are the structures through ...
Diversity and immigration increase productivity in microbial communities
Natural selection quickly turns a melting pot of microorganisms into a highly efficient community, new research shows. Scientists at the ...
Mending hearts in three dimensions
Credit: Kyoto University iCeMS The creation of cardiac tissue-like constructs could offer an effective and convenient "woundplast" for repairing myocardial ...
Manipulating mitochondrial networks could promote healthy aging
Boston, MA - Manipulating mitochondrial networks inside cells -- either by dietary restriction or by genetic manipulation that mimics it--may ...
Researchers identify a test to target cancer drug
Doctors are developing a more personalised approach to the treatment of bowel cancer, thanks to research which has found a ...
UC San Diego researchers solve mystery of oxygenation connections in the brain
Credit: UC San Diego Scientists have known that areas of the brain with similar functions--even those in different brain hemispheres--connect ...
Scientific evaluation of rhino diets improves zoo
A recently published study in the journal Pachyderm highlights the ongoing effort of accredited zoos to address challenges and improve ...
The sea turtle that refused to be beaten by the storm
Credit: Tony Tucker/SDU When Eleanor the sea turtle was caught in a tropical storm off the coast of Florida, she ...
The Guanches originated from North Africa, shows DNA-study
Credit: Photo: Karolyn Shindler When and how the Guanches arrived to the Canary Islands have remained poorly understood, not least ...
Researchers greenlight gas detection at room temperature
Credit: MIPT Press Office Russian researchers have developed a mechanism for detecting molecular hydrogen using green light to illuminate a ...
Wayne State receives $1.85 million NIH grant to identify novel antibiotic targets
Credit: Julie O'Connor, Wayne State University DETROIT - A research team from Wayne State University has received a $1.85 million ...
Bat Poop: A Reliable Source of Climate Change
Credit: Dr. Bogdan Onac, University of South Florida People have long known that bat guano - the polite term for ...
Late Tiassic terrestrial ecosystem changes
Credit: Photo courtesy of Andrew V. Kearns, 2012. Boulder, Colo., USA: The Norian Chinle Formation in the Southwestern United States ...
For college men, low awareness of HPV risk — Education may help increase vaccination rate
October 26, 2017 - Male collegiate athletes have high rates of risk factors for infection with the cancer-causing human papillomavirus ...
